At the Bottom of the Garden: The Caffeaus of Villa Albani
This paper addresses the history and design of a pavilion at the Villa Albani in Rome.Built in 1764 by the architect Carlo Marchionni, possibly to a design by the client, the antiquarian Cardinal Alessandro Albani, this is a caffeaus (or coffee house, to offer a rough translation) featuring an eleven-bay semi-circular portico of Doric order.The tak